Bengals' Rey up to task at linebacker

9:45 PM,
Nov. 10, 2013

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The depletion of the Bengals linebackers with injuries to Rey Maualuga, Michael Boley, Emmanuel Lamur and pseudo linebacker Taylor Mays was supposed to create a glaring weakness in the Bengals fifth-ranked defense.

On Sunday, however, Vinny Rey changed the perception of any crippling analysis.

The undrafted, third-year special teams stalwart stepped into his second consecutive start at middle linebacker to not only avoid being exploited as a weakness, serve as the unit's undeniable strength. ...